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Saturday, February 8, 2014

TARGETjobs career advice roundup

Hello everybody, how’s your February going? With the second
term in full swing and finalists everywhere turning their attention to life
after graduation (before that final exam revision hits...), there’s no better
time to take a good look through the TARGETjobs career advice roundup.

As if that wasn’t enough good news for one week, we’ve also
just announced our latest and greatest career event: How to get hired Live! It’s the UK’s largest gathering of recruiters and students, and it’s taking
place in April. Sign up and you’ll find yourself sitting on a table with
recruiters from your sector for an entire day, with interactive seminars,
lunch, and drinks in the bar afterwards. 100 recruiters, 600 students, and
Wembley Stadium. It’s going to be huge.

Now, on to this week’s new advice articles.

Are you applying to Dixon Wilson? Unlike other firms, their
applicants do not apply to a specific area of accountancy – such as audit or
tax – because graduates work across several disciplines. Make sure you’re clued up on their unique quirks when you apply.

Corporate Value Associates (CVA) are looking for four
particular skills in their applicants: a data-driven outlook, problem solving
skills, communication skills, and interpersonal skills. Here’s how to demonstrate all of those qualities during the CVA case study.

What's new in construction? Last week we mentioned that the industry has seen an upturn in
the last few months, and recruiters are searching for new hires. They’re
particularly struggling to fill quantity surveying vacancies, which means that
this is the perfect opportunity for you to apply.

Alternatively,
why not take a look at Gerald Eve? They are particularly secretive about their
case studies and group exercises, so you’d best go in there with all the
information you can gather. Here’s our advice on how to get hired by Gerald Eve.

This week we have three different sets of deadlines for you
to browse. First up, here’s a rundown of the property deadlines for the top
real estate firms. You’ll find summer internships, year placements and insight
programmes here.